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Grant Township planners review minimum lot sizes, consider PUDs and schedule community engagement
Summary
At its Oct. 16 meeting, the Grant Township Planning Commission reviewed proposed minimum lot sizes for future land use, noted a 2023 amendment affecting Lake residential lots, debated where planned unit developments (PUDs) should be allowed, and set a Nov. 19 continuation with a community engagement session.
On Oct. 16, 2025, the Grant Township Planning Commission reviewed proposed minimum lot sizes for future commercial and residential uses and discussed whether planned unit developments (PUDs) should be confined to Residential zones or allowed in Agricultural-Residential (AR) and Rural Residential (RR) areas.
Brian Heminger, chair of the Grant Township Planning Commission, called the regular meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. The commission voted unanimously to approve the Sept. 18, 2025 minutes after a motion by Commissioner Mike Bouwkamp and a second from Commissioner Edith Elsenheimer.
The commission reviewed recommended minimum parcel sizes for future land use, recording 2-acre minimum lots for Agricultural (AG), Rural Residential (RR) and Agricultural-Residential (AR) designations. Commissioners also noted a prior amendment—identified in the record as “2023-001”—that changed Lake residential minimum lot size in Section 6.3 to 5,000 square feet; the panel flagged that amendment for consistency checks as they update the Master Plan.
Members discussed whether PUDs should be permitted only within the township’s Residential designation or also allowed in AR and RR zones. Commissioners expressed a preference to provide options for denser residential development and smaller-lot PUDs while asking staff to verify applicable state requirements for future commercial, PUD and urban-residential designations.
The commission scheduled a continuation of Master Plan work for Nov. 19 at 7 p.m.; that meeting will continue the review of future land-use maps and set a date for a community engagement session on the draft plan. The meeting adjourned at 8:19 p.m. after a motion by Bouwkamp, seconded by Elsenheimer.
Minutes were submitted by Gladys VeltKamp, recording secretary and township clerk.
